Segerea
{{Short description|Ward of Ilala District, Dar es Salaam Region}}
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|settlement_type = Ward of Ilala District
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tanzania}}
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Dar es Salaam Region
|subdivision_type2 = District
|subdivision_name2 = Ilala District
|established_title = Ward
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|area_total_km2 = 9.6
|population_as_of = 2012
|population_total = 83,315
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|postal_code_type = Tanzanian Postal Code
|postal_code = 12105
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Segerea (Kata ya Segerea, in Swahili) is an administrative ward of the Ilala Municipical Council of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. Kimanga forms the ward's northern boundary. Tabata borders the ward to the east, and Vingunguti and Kipawa border it to the south, through Kinyerezi, to the west. According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 83,315.{{cite web|url=http://tanzania.countrystat.org/fileadmin/user_upload/countrystat_fenix/congo/docs/Census%20General%20Report-2012PHC.pdf|title=2012 Population and Housing Census General Report|publisher=Government of Tanzania|access-date=2021-11-19}}
Administration
The postal code for the Segerea ward is 12105.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tanzaniapostcode.com/location/dar-es-salaam/ilala/segerea/|title = Segerea Postal Code|accessdate=2023-06-15}}
The ward is divided into the following neighborhoods (Mitaa):
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- Mfaume
- Mgombani
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- Segerea
- Ugombolwa
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= Government =
The ward, like every other ward in the country, has local government offices based on the population served.The Segerea Ward administration building houses a court as per the Ward Tribunal Act of 1988, including other vital departments for the administration the ward.{{Cite web|title=Ward Tribunal Act 1988|url=https://www.tanzanialaws.com/index.php/principal-legislation/ward-tribunals-act|access-date=19 March 2023}} The ward has the following administration offices:
- Segerea Police Station
- Segerea Government Office (Afisa Mtendaji)
- Segerea Ward Tribunal (Baraza La Kata) is a Department inside Ward Government Office
In the local government system of Tanzania, the ward is the smallest democratic unit. Each ward is composed of a committee of eight elected council members which include a chairperson, one salaried officer (with no voting rights), and an executive officer. One-third of seats are reserved for women councillors.{{Cite web|title=Local Government System|url=http://www.clgf.org.uk/default/assets/File/Country_profiles/Tanzania.pdf|access-date=19 March 2023}}
Demographics
The ward serves as the Zaramo people's ancestral home, along with much of the district. As the city developed throughout time, the ward became into a cosmopolitan ward. In total, 83,315 people called the ward home in 2012.{{Cite web|date= 2019|title= Ilala District Socio economic Profile| publisher= Ilala Municipal Council| url=https://ilalamc.go.tz/storage/app/uploads/public/5dd/61e/4ae/5dd61e4ae0e1d951355697.pdf|access-date=2023-03-11}}
Education and health
=Education=
The ward is home to these educational institutions
- Segerea Primary School
- Segerea Adventist Primary School
- Bariadi Primary School, Segerea
- Genius King Primary School
- Maendeleo Primary School
- Patmo Junior Primary School
- St. Rosalia Primary School
- Harvard East Africa Primary School
- Fountain Gate Primary School
- New Generation Primary School
- Tusiime Primary School
- St. Maxmillian Secondary School
- Migombani Secondary School
- Tusiime Secondary School
- Raida Secondary School
- Christ the King Secondary School
=Healthcare=
The ward is home to the following health institutions:{{Cite web|title= Health Institutions|url=https://www.tmda.go.tz/pages/eastern-zone-hospitals|accessdate=2023-05-16}}
- Segerea Health Center
- Huruma Health Center
- St. Anna Dispensary, Segerea
References
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{{Ilala District}}
{{Dar es Salaam}}
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Category:Wards of Dar es Salaam Region
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